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Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the Spring 2025 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. Whether borne of a desire to rein in the general ubiquity of...more
Upon taking office, President Trump promptly issued several Executive Orders (EOs) targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and related principles. These directly affect federal agencies and contractors, but...more
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The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters, as well as Littler’s published in-depth analyses of the prior week....more
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In a recent development, America First Legal (AFL) has formally requested the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to investigate federal contractors that allegedly have illegal...more
This episode of The Employment Law Counselor podcast, in collaboration with the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), dives into recent executive orders which end Federal DEI programs and, among other things,...more
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What’s the Tea in L&E is a video series focused on the latest trends and updates in labor and employment law. In this short video, Woods Rogers L&E attorneys Leah Stiegler and Emily Kendall Chowhan discuss the implications of...more
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s withdrawal last month of an executive order that required larger federal contractors to create and implement affirmative action plans intended to increase the participation of women and...more
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President Trump’s executive order entitled Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence (the “Trump AI Order”) seeks to create “a path for the United States to act decisively to retain global leadership...more
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We are pleased to present the Policy Week in Review (PWR) prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), the government relations and public policy arm of Littler. The PWR will set forth in one place WPI’s updates on...more
Shortly after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump signed more Executive Orders on his first day in office than any other president in history. The wide-ranging Orders effectuate many of the...more
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